I see . . .
a therapy cat . . . who occasionally hisses, but always comes to sit with us at the table during school
a bowl of fruit . . . an attempt by the mother to encourage healthy snacking
a much smaller bowl of candy . . . an attempt by the mother to bribe her children after she realizes that she is dealing with teenagers and can’t handle toddler tantrums in adult sized bodies.
a carefully crafted schedule on the wall . . . the mother of the house’s OCD is struggling to find a method to keep her ADD family on schedule, so she moved from writing the schedule down to making the schedule with laminated blocks mounted on magnets. It is a good thing that she knows that failure is inevitable and embraces the idea of flexibility.
two young adults . . . who will soon be out of the house and on their own, so the mother is trying to appreciate the time she has with them. even if it is just homeschooling at the former dining room table . . . now labeled, “The Schoolroom.”
The Puddles 
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